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Spector is the worst application I have ever run in to. - Version: 3.0.2, 8/13/2008 08:00AM PST
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alexlin9008
Buyer Beware: Spector - Version: 3.0.2, 6/1/2007 02:55PM PST
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shasahnna.rex
I purchased Spector for the Mac and it does not perform as the product's Web site claims. Further, the company refused to refund my money.
The Website claims that Spector will record "All Keystrokes Typed," but this is not true. It does not capture passwords entered by Macintosh Safari users, in particular MySpace passwords. This is not made clear on spectorsoft.com.
In fact, Spectorsoft's tech support told me to download and use Firefox instead of Safari because the Spector cannot defeat Safari's password-protection feature.
Spector also fails to capture keystrokes accurately. I ran several tests after being told by the company's tech support this was probably because the user was correcting his or her typing, but that simply isn't true.
Spectorsoft refused to refund my money because I didn't contact tech support within 72 hours of purchasing (not installing) the software.
I contacted my credit card company and they declined the charge. Spectorsoft then disabled Spector's license, which was fine with me, but left me unable to uninstall the software: you can't uninstall it without being able to access the program.
If you purchase this software, please be aware that it "phones home," bypassing your firewall and secretly sending information to Spectorsoft. It's a trojan, one of the leading causes of computers being broken into.
Buyer Beware.
The Website claims that Spector will record "All Keystrokes Typed," but this is not true. It does not capture passwords entered by Macintosh Safari users, in particular MySpace passwords. This is not made clear on spectorsoft.com.
In fact, Spectorsoft's tech support told me to download and use Firefox instead of Safari because the Spector cannot defeat Safari's password-protection feature.
Spector also fails to capture keystrokes accurately. I ran several tests after being told by the company's tech support this was probably because the user was correcting his or her typing, but that simply isn't true.
Spectorsoft refused to refund my money because I didn't contact tech support within 72 hours of purchasing (not installing) the software.
I contacted my credit card company and they declined the charge. Spectorsoft then disabled Spector's license, which was fine with me, but left me unable to uninstall the software: you can't uninstall it without being able to access the program.
If you purchase this software, please be aware that it "phones home," bypassing your firewall and secretly sending information to Spectorsoft. It's a trojan, one of the leading causes of computers being broken into.
Buyer Beware.
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- Buyer Beware: Spector
Buyer Beware: Spector - Version: 3.0.2, 6/1/2007 02:34PM PST
(3 of 3 users found this comment useful)
shasahnna.rex
I purchased Spector for the Mac and it does not perform as the product's Web site claims. Further, the company refused to refund my money.
The Website claims that Spector will record "All Keystrokes Typed," but this is not true. It does not capture passwords entered by Macintosh Safari users, in particular MySpace passwords. This is not made clear on spectorsoft.com.
In fact, Spectorsoft's tech support told me to download and use Firefox instead of Safari because the Spector cannot defeat Safari's password-protection feature.
Spector also fails to capture keystrokes accurately. I ran several tests after being told by the company's tech support this was probably because the user was correcting his or her typing, but that simply isn't true.
Spectorsoft refused to refund my money because I didn't contact tech support within 72 hours of purchasing (not installing) the software.
I contacted my credit card company and they declined the charge. Spectorsoft then disabled Spector's license, which was fine with me, but left me unable to uninstall the software: you can't uninstall it without being able to access the program.
If you purchase this software, please be aware that it "phones home", bypassing your firewall and secretly sends information to Spectorsoft. It's a trojan, one of the leading causes of computers being broken into.
Buyer Beware.
The Website claims that Spector will record "All Keystrokes Typed," but this is not true. It does not capture passwords entered by Macintosh Safari users, in particular MySpace passwords. This is not made clear on spectorsoft.com.
In fact, Spectorsoft's tech support told me to download and use Firefox instead of Safari because the Spector cannot defeat Safari's password-protection feature.
Spector also fails to capture keystrokes accurately. I ran several tests after being told by the company's tech support this was probably because the user was correcting his or her typing, but that simply isn't true.
Spectorsoft refused to refund my money because I didn't contact tech support within 72 hours of purchasing (not installing) the software.
I contacted my credit card company and they declined the charge. Spectorsoft then disabled Spector's license, which was fine with me, but left me unable to uninstall the software: you can't uninstall it without being able to access the program.
If you purchase this software, please be aware that it "phones home", bypassing your firewall and secretly sends information to Spectorsoft. It's a trojan, one of the leading causes of computers being broken into.
Buyer Beware.
It takes a bunch of complicated steps to uninstall. I'm one of the few people that had any luck uninstalling it. For all you people who installed it and can't seem to find how to uninstall, here it is:
The spector application on activity monitor is called "driverSPd" First, you have to force quit that.
Show your hidden files by typing
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder
In terminal type :
"sudo rm -rf /library/startupitems/systemstart/DriverSPd" (no quotes)
Put in your password.
Delete the files "system.app" and "siv.app" from /usr/local.
The path is literally /usr/local, (you must have hidden files shown to see it.)
To stop showing hidden files type:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
killall Finder
You shouldn't have any problems from now on.... But isn't it a little complicated for a SINGLE app?
Now, im gonna go post this on a bunch of other websites.
By the way, DO NOT download spector. DO NOT even THINK about it. It will give you pains for the rest of your laptop's life. And the pains will cost $100